DEC has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Action Work Plan (RAWP) for a site known as Former Imperial Cleaners Site, site ID #C130532. This site is located in the Village of Lake Success, Nassau County, at 218 Lakeville Road. Public comments regarding the application and draft RAWP must be submitted no later than September 23, 2017.

Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the site and how to comment.

Project documents can be reviewed at: Station Library, 26 Great Neck Road, Great Neck, NY 11021.

DEC has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Action Work Plan (RAWP) for a site known as 70 Nardozzi Place, site ID #C360159. This site is located in New Rochelle, Westchester Co., at 70 Nardozzi Place. Public comments regarding the application and RAWP must be submitted no later than September 8, 2017.

Click the web link above at "Additional Information" to learn about the site and how to comment.

The application, draft RAWP and other documents can be reviewed at: New Rochelle Public Library, 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle, NY 10801.

In the fall berries and other fruit hang on the bushes and trees that line the trails at Five Rivers. Would you like to know more about these colorful additions to the landscape? Join us on Saturday, September 23rd @ 10:00 am for this outdoor guided walk to discover more about nature’s edible decorations and the animals that eat them. This informative stroll will be about a mile long and on relatively flat terrain. Bring binoculars if you have them.

You will learn how to use a handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) unit, then search for hidden clues to solve nature mysteries. For adults and children ages 8 and older. Registration required; call 716-683-5959 to sign up.

Have you ever wanted to know more about the live and mounted animals in the visitor center at Five Rivers? Do you wonder what Argo the owl’s favorite food is, or which birds visit the feeders and what makes them special? Join us on Saturday, September 23, 1:00 to 3:00PM to ask questions about the critters in Five Rivers’ front room, and hear behind-the-scenes stories about the live animals on display. Drop in during the afternoon; staff will be on hand to answer your questions.

Celebrate National Estuaries Week and the 35th anniversary of the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve with a “Science on the River” open house at the Norrie Point Environmental Center at the Mills Norrie State Park in Staatsburg.

There will be demonstrations and hands-on activities for young and old alike, as well as a free family fishing day. Scientists from the Research Reserve and other regional research organizations will be on hand to answer questions about their work and demonstrate techniques for studying the Hudson.

This program is free and most exhibit areas are wheelchair accessible.

The Norrie Point Environmental Center is located in the Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park in Staatsburg, Dutchess County. Directions can be found on the DEC website. For more information, please call 845-889-4745.

“Science on the River” free open house at the Norrie Point Environmental Center, Staatsburg NY, on Saturday Sept. 23rd from 2-5 PM.

Join the NYSDEC Hudson River Research Reserve in celebrating the Reserve’s 35th anniversary. Enjoy expert science demos, go fishing with gear provided, check out live birds of prey, explore a tidal marsh by canoe, and have fun with children’s activities. Family friendly and free for all.

Contact James Herrington at james.herrington@dec.ny.gov if you have questions.

* Special note for hunters: most hunting zones do not align with DEC's regional boundaries, so you won't find hunting seasons listed in the regional calendars. Use the statewide calendar instead.

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